Lyons Community School
223 Graham Ave
Brooklyn NY, 11206, Kings County
Phone: 718-782-0918
Ranking: 
(3,375 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*
(3,375 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 44 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 41 | 23 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 560 | 536 | 527 | 547 | 485 | 335 | 136 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 68 | 12.1% | 77 | 14.4% | 78 | 14.8% | 65 | 11.9% | 67 | 13.8% | 59 | 17.6% | 53 | 39.0% |
| Grade 7: | 83 | 14.8% | 84 | 15.7% | 63 | 12.0% | 79 | 14.4% | 62 | 12.8% | 74 | 22.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 82 | 14.6% | 66 | 12.3% | 71 | 13.5% | 77 | 14.1% | 72 | 14.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 95 | 17.0% | 111 | 20.7% | 105 | 19.9% | 103 | 18.8% | 81 | 16.7% | 98 | 29.3% | 78 | 57.4% |
| Grade 10: | 90 | 16.1% | 80 | 14.9% | 80 | 15.2% | 97 | 17.7% | 85 | 17.5% | 82 | 24.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 73 | 13.0% | 59 | 11.0% | 71 | 13.5% | 69 | 12.6% | 65 | 13.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 66 | 11.8% | 58 | 10.8% | 57 | 10.8% | 56 | 10.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 53 | 10.9% | 22 | 6.6% | 5 | 3.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 312 | 55.7% | 300 | 56.0% | 282 | 53.5% | 290 | 53.0% | 256 | 52.8% | 171 | 51.0% | 78 | 57.4% |
| Female: | 248 | 44.3% | 236 | 44.0% | 245 | 46.5% | 257 | 47.0% | 221 | 45.6% | 156 | 46.6% | 54 | 39.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 304 | 54.3% | 290 | 54.1% | 288 | 54.6% | 288 | 52.7% | 232 | 47.8% | 177 | 52.8% | 72 | 52.9% |
| Black: | 234 | 41.8% | 226 | 42.2% | 220 | 41.7% | 246 | 45.0% | 238 | 49.1% | 146 | 43.6% | 57 | 41.9% |
| White: | 11 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 4.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 451 | 80.5% | 437 | 81.5% | 407 | 77.2% | 425 | 77.7% | NA | NA | 240 | 71.6% | 100 | 73.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.5% | 20 | 3.7% | 26 | 4.9% | 19 | 3.5% | NA | NA | 19 | 5.7% | 11 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.85 | 11.41 | 10.44 | 11.15 | 11.83 | 14.90 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 70% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 34% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 38% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 42% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 19.9% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 72% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 44% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 41% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 48% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 14.7% | 30.6% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 6% | 31% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 9% | 31% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 38% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 19.2% | 31.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 77% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4% | 46% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 49% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 8% | 53% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 18.4% | 27.7% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 31% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 26% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 35% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 20.1% | 33.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3% | 42% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 42% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 54% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 21.1% | 27.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 42% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 39% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 45% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 15% | 56% | 78% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 51% | 74% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 81% | 74% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 81% | 74% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 74% | 73% | 82% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 47% | 75% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 44% | 50% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 47% | 50% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 39% | 54% | 71% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 48% | 55% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 61% | 53% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 67% | 57% | 72% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 58% | 53% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 74% | 62% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 39% | 57% | 78% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 44% | 56% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 66% | 57% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 59% | 64% | 79% |
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* Lyons Community School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.